The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

by

Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman: Wild Rooster Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
Thomas and other members of the advisory committee are in a car, driving to Fargo for a meeting to make their opposition to the Termination Bill known. They joke with one another along the way. In Fargo, Thomas stays with Moses’s cousin Nancy and her husband, George.
Though they’re on the way to a meeting about a bill that could terminate their tribe, the members of the advisory committee still joke along the way, showing again how humor is used as a tool to cope with challenges.
Themes
Power, Solidarity, and Community Action Theme Icon
Oppression and Supposed Good Intentions Theme Icon
Humor and Pain Theme Icon